Former 49er Stubblefield Sentenced for Lying

A federal judge on Friday sentenced former NFL player Dana Stubblefield to two years' probation for lying to investigators about his steroid use.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston cited Stubblefield's latercooperation with authorities in the BALCO steroids case as shedeclined to sentence him to three months' home confinement, whichis what federal probation officials had recommended.

Illston said the sentence was warranted because Stubblefield was"extremely cooperative" with investigators after he was chargedin January 2008. She also fined the 1997 defensive player of theyear $5,000.

Federal prosecutors said Stubblefield turned over the names ofplayers, agents and trainers he suspected of drug use to federalinvestigators and NFL officials. Prosecutors said NFL officialshave interviewed Stubblefield and are investigating his claims.

According to prosecutors, Stubblefield received notice from theNFL on Nov. 10, 2003, that he had tested positive for THG, whichwas distributed by Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative and was knownas "the clear."

Three days later, he told IRS agent Jeff Novitzky he had neverused that substance, according to the court records.

Stubblefield, a three-time Pro Bowl player, also admitted incourt in January 2008 that he lied when he said he never ingestedthe oxygen-producing drug EPO and he never dealt with BALCO'sfounder Victor Conte, who served three months in prison forsteroids dealing.

Stubblefield played defensive line for the San Francisco 49ers,Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders from 1993-03. He was theNFL defensive player of the year in 1997 while with the 49ers.

He was one of three players fined by the NFL for testingpositive for the designer steroid THG, but he was not suspendedbecause THG was not added to the NFL's banned substance list untilafter the tests were conducted.

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